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Ubuntu / i3wm: rename AppImage in dmenu entry

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I downloaded an AppImage (LogSeq to be precise) and wanted to add it to the dmenu. With the help of a friend i did the following: 1. move AppImage to a appropriate directory (not required, but appears cleaner to me). In this case i moved the LogSeq.AppImage to /home/[username]/.local/bin/LogSeq.AppImage 2. Create a .desktop entry with the required fields in /usr/share/applications -> logseq.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=LogSeq
GenericName=logseq
Exec=/home/[username]/.local/bin/LoqSeq.AppImage
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;
After removing ~/.cache/dmenu_run to have dmenu rebuild it's cache, the app appears in the dmenu and i can run it. Cool! However both in dmenu_run as well as in the **dmenu** itself, the app appears as LogSeq.AppImage not as logseq as i had expected. How can i rename it so that it appears e.g. as logseq instead?
Asked by anotherFishInTheTank (1 rep)
Oct 20, 2022, 07:50 AM
Last activity: Jun 16, 2023, 03:42 PM